When King Xuan's army marched to Bancheng, it was because of the unfavorable weather that it was difficult to move forward.

Fang Chengzhong stood in front of King Xuan in shame and said: "My subordinates and others are really unlucky. I have been sick a lot these days, but I was unable to help His Highness conquer the royal capital in one go!"

King Xuan didn't care much and said calmly: "We shouldn't have gone to the royal capital."

Fang Chengzhong was puzzled: "Your Highness, why is this? If we attack his royal capital, wouldn't it better demonstrate the power of our Liang Dynasty?"

"The Meng people are brave and not afraid of death, and countless slaves have sacrificed their lives to pay for it. Now they are afraid of my reputation and have lost the will to fight. But if they attack the royal capital..."

Fang Chengzhong understood: "That is their last stronghold, which will naturally arouse their desperate resistance. It will only help the Mon people to unite as one. This is not a good thing."

King Xuan outlined human nature in a calm tone: "If you beat them hard, but they still have a breath of breathing, they will rush to surrender in order to survive. If you push them into a desperate situation with no way out, they will resist.

Yes. Human nature has been like this since ancient times.”

King Xuan paused and said, "It's not worth the loss of our soldiers for these people."

"Then according to His Highness's wishes..."

"The Mon clan's peace request will be sent to the capital soon."

Fang Chengzhong pressed his tense head and said, "It's okay to take a rest. But the Mon king..."

Fang Chengzhong thought to himself that this man is cowardly and covets our princess.

King Xuan said casually: "Didn't he say that this king is just relying on someone who is older than him?"

Fang Chengzhong thought to himself...His Highness really does hold a grudge!

Wait for him to grow up for another two years and completely crush his self-esteem. Let him know that even if he has another ten or twenty years, he will always be defeated.

Just as King Xuan said, the peace petition was quickly sent out from the Mon people.

They didn't know that King Xuan's soldiers were not adapted to the local climate and had already made many people sick.

I saw King Xuan’s army entrenched in Ban City, as if they were only one step away from the royal capital...

Then he thought that King Xuan stopped here just because he was waiting for them to beg for mercy.

So what are you waiting for?

If you endure the humiliation today, you can stand up for yourself tomorrow!

At that time, the funeral ceremony for King Wei had just been held in Beijing.

The chamberlain opened the door and Emperor Liang De stepped into a room.

There was a person lying on the bed in the house, who looked dead at first glance.

Emperor Liang De stopped beside his bed, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

But the person on the bed struggled to sit up. Even after so long, his face was still pale and breathless.

It was He Songning.

"You finally came to see me..." He Songning lowered his head and said.

"I am also doing it for your own good." Emperor Liang De's tone was slightly cold, "You are hard to escape from the death of King Wei. If you continue to recover from your injuries for another half a year, naturally no one will notice your fault."

He Songning responded: "Yes. General Hou's place..."

"You said that Hou Qiyun took care of you a lot on your way back to Beijing, so you wanted to plead for him. But his command failed and his troops were used improperly, which is hard to escape. I have dismissed him from his official position and spared the lives of his whole family."

He Songning felt regretful.

He wanted to protect Hou Qiyun, of course because he had some influence in the army.

If we want to confront King Xuan in the future, such people are absolutely indispensable.

The emperor might also know this, so he simply took the opportunity to cut off his thoughts... What kind of father and son... He Songning suppressed the coldness in his heart.

At this time, Emperor Liang De's voice sounded again: "If you treat Hou Qiyun like this, how can you be so cruel to King Wei?"

"It's different... Hou Qiyun is the one who takes care of me. He protects my life and is considered my benefactor. King Wei... I have said that I am jealous of him and hate him. He has the Xu family to plan carefully for him, and Concubine Wan to protect him.

After working hard, His Majesty favored him, and the literati in Beijing

Support him, and have countless beauties in his house... But even so, he still covets my sister. He has never cherished anything he has. He has no idea that he can legitimately call your majesty his father.

Emperor, what a joyful thing it is."

As He Songning spoke, he grabbed the bedpost tightly. The hatred in his eyes was extremely real, especially when he said the last sentence, he gritted his teeth.

Emperor Liang De's eyes moved slightly, and he sat down opposite him and asked, "You should have known a long time ago that you and Xue Qingyin are not biological brothers and sisters, right?"

He Songning lowered his head and said: "Yes."

"Why are you still angry for her?" Liang Dedi paused, "And I remember that you are closer to the concubine of the Xue family."

He Songning couldn't explain how he felt in his heart.

Emperor Liang De had been watching him, but never thought of recognizing him from the beginning to the end.

He looked at him but ignored him.

He Songning moved his lips: "Her mother died, and her maternal family also hid in another place like the plague. I just... think she looks a bit like me."

As He Songning said this, he suddenly realized.

yes.

When he looked at Xue Qinghe, he was just looking at another side of himself.

The person he sympathized with was not Xue Qingyin, but the epitome of himself.

How can it be regarded as liking?

Emperor Liang De raised his eyebrows: "Are you blaming me for handing you over to the Xue family to raise you?"

"No. I want to be able to recognize my biological father as a matter of course, but I don't have any resentment towards His Majesty. I know that was the best choice His Majesty could make at that time. My biological mother is gone, if she really stayed in the palace at that time.

"Concubine Wan, I think she will regard me as a thorn in her side. Maybe I won't grow up at all..."

Emperor Liang De did not speak.

What Concubine Wan hated most was actually King Xuan.

But he and the Queen Mother really wanted to protect them, so how could they not protect them?

But he didn't say these words to He Songning.

It's good for He Songning to think so.

Emperor Liang De stood up and sighed: "You killed one of my sons. I should hate your cruelty. But I am ashamed of you for being the first...that's all."

Emperor Liang De turned around and walked out.

But He Songning knew that this level had been passed completely.

That day when Emperor Liang De scolded him, he went crazy and kowtowed several times, with blood all over his face.

He talked about his jealousy.

Talking about his desire for his biological father.

Speaking of thinking that the Emperor had disposed of the Xu family, the King of Wei would have a grudge against the Emperor, so he would kill the King of Wei...

He was like a crazy child, longing for his father's love.

Then he fell over and fainted.

In the end... his bet succeeded.

King Xuan left the capital.

Maybe he will become the new sword in Emperor Liang De's hand...

And he is more trustworthy than King Xuan.

He has no military power, he has no maternal clan, all he has is yearning for his biological father. That crazy desire allows him to maintain the highest "loyalty".

How could his father, the emperor of the Liang Dynasty, not be moved?

Some time passed in the blink of an eye.

He Songning's health has improved a lot and she can already step out of the yard.

He couldn't wait to see Xu Zhi first, made Xu Zhi happy, and brought many gifts. This made Xu Zhi burst into tears. She felt sorry that he was injured, and at the same time moved that he had changed a lot and became more sensible.

.

Wait until He Songning leaves.

Xu Zhicai turned around and asked someone to grind ink and prepare paper.

After changing hands, he wrote to Xue Qingyin in a letter, your eldest brother has changed a lot recently for some reason, he is considerate, and he is so enthusiastic that even calling him "mother" is a bit overwhelming...

"Sure enough, he's not dead." Xue Qingyin was convinced, and the corner of her mouth couldn't help but twitch twice.

She took up the pen to expose the true face of He Songning, but as soon as she finished writing two words, she crumpled it into a ball and threw it away.

Her mother's temper...sometimes, really, she lacks some brains.

It is not a good thing to face He Songning directly.
To be continued...